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護身

護身

See also: 护身

Chinese

		protect	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (護身)		護	身
simp. (护身)		护	身

Noun

護身

self-protection

Verb

護身

to protect oneself

Derived terms

護符／护符 (hùfú)

護身符／护身符 (hùshēnfú)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
護	身
ご Grade: 5	しん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

On'yomi

(Tokyo) ごしん [gòshíń] (Heiban - [0])^[1]

IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ɕĩɴ]

Noun

護身 ‎(hiragana ごしん, romaji goshin)

self-protection

References

↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hùshēn

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄣ
Min Nan (POJ): hō͘-sin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hùshēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huhshen
  - IPA ^(key): /xu⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘-sin
  - Tâi-lô: hōo-sin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoxsyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁴¹⁻²² ɕin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔ³³⁻¹¹ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ³³⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴/